Analysis of Ch 04 On The Advantages Of Silence Story 02
Sa di 1210 (Shiraz) – 1291 (Shiraz)
A merchant, having suffered loss of a thousand dinars, enjoined his son not to reveal it to anyone. The boy said: ‘It is thy order and I shall not tell it but thou must inform me of the utility of this proceeding and of the propriety of concealment.’ He replied: ‘For fear the misfortune would be double; namely, the loss of the money and, secondly, the joy of neighbours at our loss.’
Reveal not thy grief to enemies
Because they will say ‘La haul’ but rejoice.
| Scheme | X XX |
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010101101010011111011110011111100111111110111001001101001001001010101110010111010011010010001111101 011111100 0111111101 |
| Characters | 506 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 120 |
| Words per line (avg) | 29 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 180 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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